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KMID : 0355420070310020214
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2007 Volume.31 No. 2 p.214 ~ p.223
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Restricted activity due to oral disease among girl students in Gwangju
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Lee Heung-Soo
Yoon Young-Man
Oh Hyo-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the restricted activity due to oral disease among girl students.
Methods: Self-reporting questionnaires about the activity restriction during the past one year and types of activity restriction due to oral disease were surveyed among 1,402 girl students in 2 schools selected using cluster sampling.
Results: The proportion of students’ restricted activity was 14.1%, and the annual average of the restricted activity days was 1.36. The major factors related to the restricted activity were parents’ concern about children’ s oral health, self-efficacy in oral disease prevention, perceived salience of oral health and time-banier about dental utilization. Those who felt burdensome in sparing time for dental care were more liltely to be experience activity restriction.
Conclusion: For reducing restricted activity due to oral disease, the oral health promotion in school has to developed and executed.
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KEYWORD
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female, high and middle school, oral disease, restricted activity, student
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